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    Summary & Study Guide – The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
    Summary & Study Guide – The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
    Summary & Study Guide – The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
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    Summary & Study Guide – The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science

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    The Secrets to Living Well for Longer.

    This book is a summary of “The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science,” by Kris Verburgh, MD.

    This book explains the aging process at work and explores the biological mechanisms that make our bodies susceptible to aging-related diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, dementia, diabetes, and obesity. It also offers a tool called the Longevity Staircase to help us slow down and even reverse aging.

    The longevity staircase is a plan for living a longer and healthier life represented in the form of a staircase. Each step contains a method to slow down the aging process and stay young longer.

    Step 1: Avoid deficiencies
    Step 2: Stimulate hormesis.
    Step 3: Reduce growth stimulation.
    Step 4: Reverse aging.

    The book summarizes current scientific knowledge of the topic, dispels common and persistent fallacies, and offers perspectives on the future.

    This guide includes:
    • Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.
    • Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.
    Value-added from this guide:
    • Save time
    • Understand key concepts
    • Expand your knowledge
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLMT Press
    Release dateJan 29, 2020
    ISBN9781988970332
    Summary & Study Guide – The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
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    Lee Tang

    Lee Tang is a retired executive of a major global insurance company. Prior to his retirement, he has worked as an actuary, a risk officer and a chief financial officer for several major insurance organizations in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. To learn more about Lee and his work, visit his website and blog at https://lmtpress.wordpress.com. You can reach him by email at leetang888@gmail.com.

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      Summary & Study Guide – The Longevity Code - Lee Tang

      The Secrets to Living Well for Longer.

      This book is a summary of The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science, by Kris Verburgh, MD.

      This book explains the aging process at work and explores the biological mechanisms that make our bodies susceptible to aging-related diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, dementia, diabetes, and obesity. It also offers a tool called the Longevity Staircase to help us slow down and even reverse aging.

      The longevity staircase is a plan for living a longer and healthier life represented in the form of a staircase. Each step contains a method to slow down the aging process and stay young longer.

      Step 1: Avoid deficiencies

      Step 2: Stimulate hormesis.

      Step 3: Reduce growth stimulation.

      Step 4: Reverse aging.

      The book summarizes current scientific knowledge of the topic, dispels common and persistent fallacies, and offers perspectives on the future.

      This guide includes:

      Book Summary—helps you understand the key concepts.

      Online Videos—cover the concepts in more depth.

      Value-added from this guide:

      Save time

      Understand key concepts

      Expand your knowledge

      Important Note About This Guide

      This guide is a summary and not a critique/review of the book. The summary may not be organized chapter-wise but summarizes the book’s main ideas, viewpoints, and arguments. It is NOT meant to be a replacement, but a supplement to help you understand the book’s key ideas and recommendations.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      1. Why Do We Age?

      2. What Causes Aging?

      3. The Longevity Staircase

      4. Some Thoughts About Aging, Longevity, and Immortality

      5. Toward the Optimal Diet

      Index

      About the Author

      Title: Summary & Study Guide - The Longevity Code

      Subtitle: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science

      Author: Lee Tang

      Publisher: LMT Press (lmtpress.wordpress.com)

      Copyright © 2020 by Lee Tang

      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

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